Game



Nov. 2, 1937. QSVOLD 2,098,011

GAME

Filed Dec. 7, 1936 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 2, 1937 attach UNETED STATES PATENT QFFEQE GAME Helmer J. Osvold, Thompson, Minn.

Application December 7, 1936, Serial No. 114,628

same, though ordinarily four would sufiice for 3 Claims.

This invention relates to game instrumentalities or apparatus and is particularly adapted for use in a game with a single goal and practiced by a plurality of players in positioning their individual objects towards said goal. It is intended that the instrumentalities for playing of the game may be made in sizes or proportions for either outdoor or indoor playing.

A principal object of the invention is to provide apparatus for outdoor use which may be readily transported and without damage.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description thereof.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this application and wherein like reference characters indicate like parts, there is illustrated an embodiment of the game showing the instrumentalities thereof designed for indoor use.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the goal employed in the game.

Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the dice used in playing the game.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one type of head identification, or crown.

Figure 5 is a perspective View of each players wrist band of identification.

For indoor use I propose to form the goal of 30 a circular or disc like piece of heavy matting,

canvas or the like, having axially attached thereto in any desired manner an upstanding pin 2, that shown being mounted upon a relatively small circular disc 3, which, when assembled centrally of the mat is beneath same while the pin extends upwardly through the mat and may or may not be removable from the mat.

A circular piece of rubber hose is illustrated at 4, entirely separate from the mat and pin, and the ends of which are made separable as by a wooden or other plug 5 being fastened in one terminus and extendable within the other so that a circle is thus made of same. Through the normally protruding end of this plug is formed a hole indicated at 6, and a suitable hole to register therewith is formed in the end of the hose to which the plug is optionally inserted. This piece of hose is of a length so that when assembled the circle is somewhat smaller than the mat I, and 50 may or may not be concentrically established thereon, as its principal function is to prevent the easy lodging of a thrown dice in close proximity to the pin.

One of the dice is illustrated at 1 in the drawing and there may be any desired number of the usual game.

These dice are of the same type as those commonly used, though for this particular game they would be of considerably larger size and doubtless made of wood. It is intended that each dice shall carry a separate identification number such as indicated at 8 in the drawing so that each player may have an individually numbered dice, thus avoiding confusion in determining the position of each players dice after being thrown.

In the event of dispute arising as to the relative distance of the dice after being thrown to points near or within the goal from the peg, I have provided a tethered ring indicated at 8 which is of a diameter slightly larger than the peg 2 and may readily be placed over same, or remain in such position at all times, so that the tether may be grasped in the hand at any time and swung radially about the peg or pin to measure accurately the relative distance of the dice therefrom.

As contact of the dice in motion with the ring 8 may tend to dislodge same, it is apparent that holding the ring in a predetermined position is desirable, and for the indoor game illustrated,

cated in Figure 2 of the drawing.

The reason for this specific positioning of the tethered hook is that when the game is used outdoors, the same relative positioning of the ring will naturally take place on account of the provision previously mentioned in respect to the union of the ring wherein a pin or nail may be used in the hole 6 and thrust directly into the ground for holding the ring in position and with the fixed portion thereof in a direct line from the center of the ring towards the players.

In the preferred playing of the game which will be described later, there are other instrumentalities for each player, such as the wrist band indicated at I! each carrying one of the preferred four numbers, and there is also provided a crown like head member l2 for each player, for the game called King which is played as follows:

Each player puts on a wrist band which of course has an identifying number thereon and takes the dice having the corresponding number.

from the pin or peg, tosses his dice, trying to locate the same as closely as possible to the pin or peg; the number 1 player tossing his dice first, the number 2 player next, and so on. The player who lands his dice closest to the peg two times in succession becomes king and then is entitled to wear the crown head piece bearing the same number as his dice and wrist band. In counting, the player whose dice lands closest to the peg and inside of ring counts 10 plus the number up on his dice. All the rest inside of ring count 5 plus the number up on their respective dice. The one nearest the ring on the outside counts double the number up on his dice and all others count the number upon their respective dice. If there is a king, then each player forfeits one point to the king in each throw. Any player who gets his dice closest to the peg inside of ring twice in succession dethrones the king and becomes the king himself, wearing the crown corresponding in number to his dice and wrist band.

The game is played to 200 or any other agreed number.

It will be readily understood that various types of contests may be accomplished with the instrumentalities herein described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. In game apparatus an annulus of rubber tubing, a disc of flexible material for support of said annulus, means for temporarily. attaching said annulus to said disc, and an upstanding pin attached axially of said. disc.

2. In game apparatus a length of rubber tubing, means for temporarily uniting the termini of said tubing whereby to form an annulus therefor, a disc of flexible material for support of said annulus, means for temporarily attaching said annulus to said disc, and an upstanding pin attached axially of said disc.

3. In game apparatus an annulus of rubber tubing, a disc of flexible material for support of said annulus, means for temporarily attaching said annulus to said disc, an upstanding pin attached axially of said disc, and means for temporarily holding said annulus concentric with said disc.

HELMER J. OSVOLD. 

